Meaning:
african coral snake 
n.
small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange
Ake Idiom, Proverb
a fair shake
a fair deal, a just settlement The insurance company gave us a fair shake - paid all our damages.
a piece of cake
easy to do, it's a snap, no problem Solving the puzzle was easy. It was a piece o' cake.
a takeoff on
similar to, based on the same idea, a send-up The school play was a takeoff on Shakespeare's Hamlet.
absence makes the heart grow fonder
when friends are apart they like each other more When she's away I'm very lonely. Absence does make the heart grow fonder.
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
do not work too long, take time for recreation, take time to smell... When I picked up my overtime cheque, Karen reminded me that All work and no play... .
ass over teakettle
falling over backwards, head over heels The cowboy knocked him off his feet - ass over teakettle!
at stake
something to be lost or gained There was a lot at stake during the negotiations between the nurses and the government.
be a piece of cake
be very easy.
blow snakes (music)
play great jazz, improvise creatively I went to hear jazz at the club, and Guido was blowing snakes.
can't make heads or tails of something
" can't understand something at all;"
cheesecake
naked flesh, bare skin The dancer provided lots of cheesecake - lots of bare leg.
do a double take
look again in surprise at someone or something She did a double take when she saw her old boyfriend with another woman.
don't make a mountain out of a molehill
do not cause a big fuss about a small problem So I scratched the car. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
don't make me laugh
do not be ridiculous, don't give me that line "When I said I wrote the novel, he said, ""Don't make me laugh."""
don't make waves
do not do anything that will cause problems Our company has changed a lot. Don't make any more waves.
double take
look again in disbelief, can't believe my eyes She did a double take when Clint Eastwood walked into the store.
fair shake
(See a fair shake)
fake it
create the parts you forget, fudge it, make up If he forgets the words, he fakes it. He thinks of new words.
flake
phony, not real The salesman was a flake. What he said was phony.
flake out
lie down and sleep, conk out Grant flaked out on the couch after lunch. He was really tired.
for goodness sake
for the good of everyone, please For goodness sake, don't drive so fast! The roads are icy.
for gosh sake
for god's sake for goodness sake For gosh sake! Where did you get that monstrous hat?
for heaven's sake
for the sake of everyone, for goodness sake For heaven's sake, don't give her a teapot. She has four!
for Pete's sake
"for the good of ""Pete"" and everybody" For Pete's sake, don't talk when your mouth is full of food!
give and take
win and lose, give something to get something Marriage works on a give-and-take basis - more give than take.
give him an inch and he'll take a mile
give him a little freedom and he will take a lot He lacks self-discipline. Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.
give or take
plus or minus a small amount I think that he is about 45 years old give or take 5 years.
give someone an inch and they will take a mile
if you give someone a little they will want more and more, some people are never satisfied If you give him an inch he will take a mile so you shouldn
go jump in a lake
go away and quit bothering someone She asked me to borrow some money but I told her to go jump in a lake because she never paid me back before.
go jump in the lake
go away and do not return, take off If he expects us to write a 50-page report, he can go jump in the lake.
got what it takes
got what is needed, got the balls We need a person to manage the office. Ko's got what it takes.
great shakes
(See no great shakes)
half-baked
foolish I didn
hard to take
difficult to tolerate, hard to swallow Her cruel words hurt me. Her sarcasm is hard to take.
have what it takes
(See got what it takes)
have your cake and eat it, too
have something after you have eaten or spent it, have it both ways You want to spend your money and still have it. You can't have your cake and eat it, too!
hit the brakes
step on the brakes in a car or vehicle, try to stop When I saw that the other car couldn't stop, I hit the brakes.
icing on the cake
a bonus, extra benefit, the rest is gravy We've sold enough tickets to pay for the trip. This money from the Elks Club is icing on the cake!
in the wake of
as a result of, following In the wake of the large number of people who have recently left our company we will need to hire some more people.
in two shakes of a lamb
quickly, in no time at all I will have this finished in two shakes of a lamb
in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)
very soon, in a couple of seconds, in a sec I'll be with you in two shakes. I just have to turn off the lights.
in two shakes of a lamb's tail
very quickly and without difficulty Wait one minute. I will be able to help you in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
it makes no difference
it does not matter, either way is okay """Should we have tea or coffee?"" ""It makes no difference to me."""
it takes one to know one
one type of personality recognizes the same type """Elizabeth is such a fool!"" ""Takes one to know one."""
jam on the brakes
quickly put the brakes on in a car to stop He jammed on the brakes and was able to avoid hitting the child.
jump in the lake
(See go jump in the lake)
make a beeline
go straight towards When the kids saw the ice cream man coming, they all made a beeline for him.
make a beeline for
go in a straight line Whenever he goes to a football game he always makes a beeline for the food stand.
make a beeline for something
hurry directly somewhere When he enters the cafeteria he always makes a beeline for the dessert section.
make a big deal of it
complain a lot, make a mountain... Whenever Todd dances with me, Brenda makes a big deal of it.
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